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Moon Cavern Skip (also referred to as Moon Cave Skip, Cave Skip or simply Moon Skip) is a jump that can be used to skip the entirety of the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom. It involves jumping off of the head of the Sphynx and exploiting wall jumping physics to reach the top of the cliff.

Execution

To perform Moon Cavern Skip:

Either groundpound, backflip or sideflip off the Sphynx's head;
Wall jump off of a certain spot on the wall behind the Sphynx;
Hold straight left until Mario grabs the wall on the left;
Wall jump again, throw Cappy and dive on top of the back wall.

Usage in runs

This is used in virtually all categories that progress through Moon Kingdom in any way. In categories such as Any% and World Peace, the skip saves a massive amount of time by eliminating the need to enter the caverns entirely.

In the case of 100%, All Moons and Darker Side, this skip allows the player to finish the Moon Kingdom quickly and then come back later to collect moons inside the caverns (including moons that spawn from the Moon Rock). Even in categories that require moons from inside the caverns to be collected, the skip saves time by skipping the long Madame Broode boss fight at the top of the cavern interior.

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-'''Moon Cavern Skip''' (also referred to as Moon Cave Skip, Cave Skip or simply Moon Skip) is a jump that can be used
+'''Moon Cavern Skip''' (also referred to as '''Moon Cave Skip''', '''Cave Skip''' or simply '''Moon Skip''') is a jump that can be used to skip the entirety of the [[Underground Moon Caverns]] in the [[Moon Kingdom]]. It involves jumping off of the head of the [[Sphynx]] and exploiting wall jumping physics to reach the top of the cliff.
-to skip the entirety of the [[Underground Moon Caverns]] in the [[Moon Kingdom]].
 == Execution ==
 [[File:MoonSkipLocation.png|thumb|232x232px]]
-To perform Moon Cavern Skip,
+To perform Moon Cavern Skip:
-* Either groundpound, backflip or sideflip off the Sphynx's head
+* Either groundpound, backflip or sideflip off the Sphynx's head;
-* Wall jump in the "L" shape made by the normal surface of the wall (See image)
+* Wall jump off of a certain spot on the wall behind the Sphynx;
-* Hold straight left until mario grabs the wall
+* Hold straight left until Mario grabs the wall on the left;
-* Wall jump again to reach the platform
+* Wall jump again, throw Cappy and dive on top of the back wall.
-== Uses in runs ==
+== Usage in runs ==
-This is used in all categories that needs to go through Moon Kingdom.
+This is used in virtually all categories that progress through Moon Kingdom in any way. In categories such as [[Any%]] and [[World Peace]], the skip saves a massive amount of time by eliminating the need to enter the caverns entirely.
-In the case of [[100%]], [[All Moons]] and [[Darker Side]], this saves time by allowing the player to finish Moon Kingdom quickly on the first pass and come back a second time to allow the player to grab remaining moons from the first pass combined with the moons that spawns from achieving peace in the kingdom.
+In the case of [[100%]], [[All Moons]] and [[Darker Side]], this skip allows the player to finish the Moon Kingdom quickly and then come back later to collect moons inside the caverns (including moons that spawn from the [[Moon Rock]]). Even in categories that require moons from inside the caverns to be collected, the skip saves time by skipping the long [[Madame Broode]] boss fight at the top of the cavern interior.
 [[Category:Tricks]]